So I'm wondering...

As compared to, say, a 1999 honda civic with automatic transmission, the Prius saves me around $700.00 in gas a year concidering i drive 20,000 miles a year and concidering that gas stays around $3.00 for the entire year. Is the cost in gas savings less than the cost in repairs if i get a Prius with about 80,000 miles in it, or, at least, is the risk very high?

I'm wondering because that Audi A6 i had was cheap to buy but very expensive to maintain.

I was also looking at a Civic Hybrid. Are those better on a tightwad's money? Thank you.